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North Potomac

Quickway to Open Next to Trader Joe’s in Travilah Square Shopping Center

By MCS Staff

Quickway will be opening its 7th Montgomery County location right next to Trader Joe’s in the Travilah Square Shopping Center. The regional chain recently opened its 6th location in Olney and its 5th MoCo location in Stone Mill Square (Korean Korner shopping center). Quickway, which can now be found in 10 different counties across the DMV since opening its first location in 2012, will be joining Hangry Joe’s Hot Chicken– another new fast casual restaurant coming soon to the shopping center.

Per the Quickway website, “we bring the Teppanyaki (teppan, Japanese for griddle: yaki, grill, broiled) cooking technique to a quick service restaurant setting. The proteins are prepared fresh on the open grill in your full view, a true cooked to order signature dish. We offer choices of salads, sides, and sushi, all prepared from All Day Fresh ingredients and homemade sauces. Plus, we really care if you have a cool place to eat. We build our space to be clean, convenient and modern. Of course, our food is healthy, with reduced salt, no trans fat, and no MSG.

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Business

Gaithersburg’s Homespire Mortgage Donates $20,000 To World Central Kitchen To Provide Meals For Ukrainian Refugees Through New Health And Wellness Program

By MCS Staff

Gaithersburg-based residential mortgage lender, Homespire Mortgage, announced last week its support of $20,000 for World Central Kitchen (WCK), a not-for-profit organization founded by renowned Chef José Andrés. WCK provides meals for people impacted by natural disasters and other crises around the world. The $20,000 donation was made possible through the success of Homespire MOVE, a new company health and wellness campaign that encourages employees to record their physical exercise, like hiking, biking, swimming and walking. Reaching a combined goal of 100,000 minutes of physical exercise meant the company would contribute financial aid to WCK.

Per the press release: Employees tracked and recorded their total minutes of activity from April 8-29, with the company donating $0.10 for every minute tallied. Homespire’s donation supports WCK’s #ChefsForUkraine response to distribute much needed meals to refugees throughout the nation’s war-torn communities as the organization continues to provide 250,000 daily meals and food kits through its 2,000+ distribution sites in Ukraine.

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Business

Germantown’s HealthWell Foundation Launches Fund to Assist Individuals Living with Cardiomyopathy

By MCS Staff

Medication Copayment and Insurance Premium Assistance Now Available for Medicare Patients

HealthWell, A Germantown-based, nationally recognized, independent non-profit organization founded in 2003, has served as a safety net across over 85 disease areas for more than 727,000 underinsured patients. Since its inception, HealthWell has provided over $2.7 billion in financial support through more than 1.1 million grants to access life-changing medical treatments patients otherwise would not be able to afford.

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DC Sports

Commanders Head Coach Ron Rivera Wins 2022 George Halas Award by PFWA

By MCS Staff

Washington head coach Ron Rivera, who battled squamous cell carcinoma and made a full recovery, was selected as the 2022 George Halas Award winner by the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA).

Rivera, the 54th Halas Award winner, is the fourth member of the Washington franchise to receive the honor from the PFWA and the second in as many years, joining Billy Kilmer (1976), Pat Fischer (1978) and Alex Smith (2021).

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MoCo History

Explore Rockville by Decade; History Tour & Scavenger Hunt

By MCS Staff

You’re invited to Explore Rockville’s long and rich history  through a self-guided outdoor tour and scavenger hunt that will walk you through sites and stories in Rockville through the decades. Learn about Rockville from its beginnings to the 20th century, and visit parks and public art along the way, in this event by Peerless Rockville.

Per the event listing: Tour stops are a SURPRISE! The 10+ stops about Rockville’s unique sites, stories, and art are located across the city – you’re invited to explore places you’ve never been and sites you pass by all the time unaware. This tour features highlights from our three previous Explore Rockville events plus a few new stops.

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Maryland

Maryland is 2022’s ‘5th Best State for Police Officers’, According to WalletHub Study

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Personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2022’s Best & Worst States to Be a Police Officer. Maryland was ranked 5th overall in the report, behind Connecticut, California, Illinois, and the District of Columbia.

Per the report, “Law enforcement is a career that is always in the public eye, whether for heroic reasons or scandal. Currently, our nation’s 800,000 law enforcement officers have even more of a spotlight than usual, though. To start, for the past two years they have been in charge of enforcing COVID-19 restrictions. In addition, there have been quite a few recent high-profile police brutality cases, including officers found guilty for federal civil rights violations leading up to the death of George Floyd. President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech also called for the nation to “fund the police” with better training and resources.”

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Events

Danny Rouhier of ‘Grant and Danny’ and Charles Barkley Impersonation Fame Will Perform in Gaithersburg Later This Month

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Danny Rouhier’s Charles Barkley impersonation earned him nationwide fame when he was featured on TNT’s Inside the NBA with Barkley himself (seen below). Later this month, on May 20th, you’ll be able to see his stand-up comedy act live at the Kentlands mansion in Gaithersburg.

Rouhier is currently the co-host of 106.7 The Fan’s afternoon drive show ‘Grant and Danny’ with Grant Paulson. He was a college baseball player at nearby George Washington University and was recently inducted into the school’s athletics Hall of Fame. As a stand-up comedian, he has performed all over North America with some of the best comics in the world, like Jim Gaffigan, Kevin Nealon, Dave Attell, Todd Barry, Jim Norton, Alan Havey, Daniel Tosh, Bob Saget, Reggie Watts, Adam Ferrara, Gabriel Iglesias and

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Maryland

Less Than a Year Left to Get Your REAL ID

By MCS Staff

If you haven’t gotten your REAL ID yet, you have less than a year as enforcement of the REAL ID Act at the card level begins on May 3, 2023​ (Maryland has been Real ID compliant since 2011). On May 3, 2023, U.S. travelers must be REAL ID compliant to board domestic flights and access certain federal facilities.

The REAL ID Act is a federal law passed by Congress after Sept. 11, 2001, that establishes specific minimum federal standards for state-issued driver’s licenses and ID cards to be accepted for certain federal purposes, like entering a federal building or boarding a domestic commercial flight.

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Downtown Silver Spring

Pride in the Plaza to Take Place the Week of June 20th

By MCS Staff

Pride in the Plaza will take place the week of June 20th in Downtown Silver Spring and beyond. Per the event listing, it is a “week-long celebration of Montgomery County’s beautiful, diverse LGBTQ+ communities.” All events are free of charge unless a suggested donation is indicated. Some are listed below and the rest can be found on the Pride in the Plaza website.

Pride on the Field Friday, June 24, 2022 | 12:00 PM – 4:30 PM at the White Oak Recreation Center

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MoCo History

Honoring my heritage: How Montgomery Planning’s Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Project brought me closer to my family

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Montgomery County’s first AAPI Heritage Project is examining the history of AAPI county residents as early as the 1900s By Karen Yee, published on MontgomeryPlanning’s Department Blog

Of the 86,000 sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the nation’s repository of historic structures, sites, buildings, districts and objects that are deemed significant to American history, less than 8% relate to Asian Americans and other underrepresented communities. In Montgomery County, where 15% of residents are Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI), there is only one locally designated resource associated with AAPI heritage, the Pao-Chi and Yu Ming Pien House. Even this house was only recently recognized—it is located within the Potomac Overlook Historic District, designated in April 2022. In order to address this disparity, Montgomery Planning’s Historic Preservation Office applied for and was awarded a non-capital grant by the Maryland Historical Trust in 2021 to identify historical and cultural resources associated with AAPI communities in Montgomery County.

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MoCoSnow

Beautiful Week Ahead After Cold and Rainy Weekend

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Coming off of a weekend of high temperatures in the low 50s, a steady and chilly rain, and Flood Warnings, many of us will appreciate today’s 65° and sunny more than usual. While we’ll still be about 10° cooler than our average high in the month of May, today will feel a lot warmer than the last two days did with the “RealFeel” at about 73°. Temperatures are expected to climb throughout the week with no rain currently in the forecast until next weekend aside from a slight chance on Thursday or Friday.

Tuesday is expected to be another pleasant day with temperatures reaching the upper 60s and feeling like the mid 70s. Wednesday should bring high temps back into the low 70s with the “RealFeel”pushing 80°. Thursday and Friday should be a couple degrees warmer with a slightly elevated chance or rain (about 25% as of now) and more rain seems to be in the forecast this upcoming weekend, but temperatures arguing to be 20-25° warmer than this past weekend so it won’t be as miserable.

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